About

Mug 'n' Bowl is one kitchen,
one cook, and the work
he does every morning.

A short story about Rico — owner, cook, the reason Mt Roskill has a phở place worth driving to.

Open daily · 8a Carr Road, Mt Roskill · Bánh mì built to order · Phở from slow stock · Allpress coffee · Metro Top 50 · Iconic Eats nominee · Mug 'n' Bowl ·

The story

Rico opened Mug 'n' Bowl in [PLACEHOLDER_FOUNDED_YEAR — confirm with Rico] at 8a Carr Road, in the part of Mt Roskill where most of the cafes are good and a few are very good. He landed in the second category. The cafe earned a place in Metro's Top 50 and an Iconic Eats nomination — with the bánh mì singled out by Metro as one of the best in Auckland.

[PLACEHOLDER_RICO_BACKGROUND — one to two paragraphs about Rico's background: where he learned to cook, where he worked before Mug 'n' Bowl, why Mt Roskill, why this cuisine. Keep it specific and personal. e.g., "Rico learned phở from his grandmother in Saigon. He cooked in Auckland kitchens for [N] years before opening Mug 'n' Bowl, and chose Mt Roskill because [reason]."]

[PLACEHOLDER_RICO_TODAY — one paragraph about what running the cafe looks like day-to-day, who works alongside him, what gets him in at 6am. Anchor the rest of the page in specifics here.]

How Rico cooks

One kitchen.

One cook.

Built every morning.

How the kitchen works

Three things that don't change.

Made each morning

Bread toasted that morning, broth running since the night before, pickles made the day before. Nothing reheated from yesterday — what's served today was prepped today.

From scratch

Pâté, pickled daikon and carrot, lemongrass marinades, slow-roasted pork, hollandaise. The things that take time get the time they need — and they're made here, not bought in.

Open to all

Vietnamese cuisine cooked properly, alongside the Kiwi cafe staples — eggs benedict, flat whites. One menu for everyone who walks in, no fuss about which side of the cuisine you came in for.

Visit

Come find us.

8a Carr Road, Mt Roskill, Auckland.
[PLACEHOLDER_HOURS — confirm with Rico, format as "8am–2:30pm daily" or whatever the actual schedule is.]